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Dai, Chih-Pu; Ke, Fengfeng; Dai, Zhaihuan; Pachman, Mariya – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2023
Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs), or student instructors, are the crucial force in college for undergraduates' learning in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) disciplines. However, professional development of student instructors is often neglected. Providing adequate and appropriate teacher training for student instructors is a…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Teaching Assistants, STEM Education, Computer Simulation
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Ke, Fengfeng; Dai, Zhaihuan; Pachman, Mariya; Yuan, Xin – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2021
In this mixed-method study, we investigated the impact and design of a multiuser, virtual reality (VR) supported teaching simulation, in comparison with live classroom teaching simulation, on the participatory training of teaching and the teaching knowledge development of student instructors. A total of 40 university teaching assistants…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Teaching Assistants, Graduate Students, Experiential Learning
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Ke, Fengfeng; Pachman, Mariya; Dai, Zhaihuan – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2020
This study investigated the affordances and constraints of a VR-based learning environment for the teaching training of university graduate teaching assistants in relation to the task, goal-based scenarios, and learning support design. Seventeen graduate teaching assistants participated in a multiple-case study with an OpenSimulator-supported,…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Training Methods, Affordances, Vignettes
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Kim, Heesung; Ke, Fengfeng – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2016
The pedagogical and design considerations for the use of a virtual reality (VR) learning environment are important for prospective and current teachers. However, empirical research investigating how preservice teachers interact with transformative content representation, facilitation, and learning activities in a VR educational simulation is still…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Computer Simulation, Preservice Teachers, Student Experience